Weather presenter falls over backwards during live broadcast

An unlucky weather forecaster takes a tumble during a broadcast on Saudi-owned
television news channel Al Arabiya

1:29PM BST 26 Jun 2014

The first rule of new shoes is to wear them in before wearing them out, as this unfortunate weather presenter found out.

The woman - who was wearing a white shirt, blue skirt and towering nude heels - was just beginning her television segment on Dubai-based satellite TV channel Al Arabiya when she took a step backwards and lost her footing.

Unable to regain her balance, she fell onto the floor before the camera quickly cut away to the channel's bemused news anchors.

While embarrassing, the incident is not the first mishap to befall a weather presenter. BBC London weather presenter Wendy Hurrell's forecast went viral after she was caught rolling her eyes at a co-worker whilst still on-air; and Canadian Kristi Gordon ran off screen after spotting a spiderduring her live weather forecast on Global BC TV.

For weather presenters who brave the great outdoors, the dangers are multiplied. Steve Jacobs of Channel Nine's Today Show was attacked by a pelican during his live forecast from Sydney's zoo, while Australian TV weatherman Grant Denyer passed outas he reported from the cockpit of a jet.